Snail, Gillies' Land
Description
Powelliphanta gilliesi kahurangica. A Gillies' Land Snail, brown in colour and with a striped pattern. Interior has had cotton wool inserted. Situated in a cardboard box with a white label with black printed text that reads "P. gilliesi kahurangica (Powell, 1936) / In coastal scrub, Kahurangi light - / house, W. Nelson". A96.892-894 are also contained in this box.
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This
subspecies
is
found
at
Kahurangi
point,
NW
Nelson
,
South
Island.
It
is
a
large
carnivorous
snails
that
eats
earthworms,
insects,
and
other
snails.
It
is
in
decline
and
susceptible
to
habitat
loss
and
predation.
Little
is
known
about
this
species.
Accession number
A96.893
Collection type
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